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Butcher & the Boar gets James Beard nomination

A new Minneapolis restaurant, Butcher & the Boar, has been named a semifinalist in the the James Beard Awards as Best New Restaurant in the country.

A record 17 Minnesota restaurants and chefs have been named semifinalists for the awards, the pre-eminent competition that recognizes the culinary arts. That total is one better than last year's previous record of 16 semifinalists.

Butcher & the Boar in Minneapolis is named in the Best New Restaurant category, and its chef Jack Riebel is nominated in the Best Chef, Midwest category.

Tim McKee of La Belle Vie in Minneapolis is one of the semifinalists for Outstanding Chef nationwide, as well as Best Chef in the Midwest.

The award nominees will be named on March 18, and the winners will be announced in early May.

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Sausages smoke above the grill before they're cooked at Butcher & the Boar, chef Jack Riebel's restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, in a file photo from May 23, 2012.MPR Photo/Jennifer SimonsonView full galleryThe dining room at Butcher & the Boar in a file photo from Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at 11th and Hennepin in downtown Minneapolis.MPR Photo/Jennifer SimonsonLighting fixtures in the dining room at Butcher & the Boar, a restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, in a file photo from May 23, 2012.MPR Photo/Jennifer SimonsonGrill cook Grant Nelson, center, monitors the temperature of meat smoking above the grill at Butcher & the Boar in Minneapolis, in a file photo from May 23, 2012.MPR Photo/Jennifer SimonsonSausage, ribs and oysters on the grill at Butcher & the Boar, in a file photo from May 23, 2012.MPR Photo/Jennifer SimonsonAlyssa Frank, center, Carrie Schulze, right, and Kate Foster enjoy a sampling of meats and fries at Butcher & the Boar in downtown Minneapolis, in this file photo from Wednesday, May 23, 2012.MPR Photo/Jennifer SimonsonMeats cook and smoke under lids on the grill at Butcher & the Boar during a busy dinner-time rush in this file photo from May 23, 2012.MPR Photo/Jennifer SimonsonButcher & the Boar chef Jack Riebel, right, visits with guest Audrey Clay, center, who is part owner of the restaurant, in this file photo from May 23, 2012. Clay was dining out to celebrate a family member's birthday, and she brought Riebel the hat he is wearing.MPR Photo/Jennifer SimonsonButcher & the Boar, at 11th and Hennepin in downtown Minneapolis, in a file photo from May 23, 2012.MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson